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Space Power and Applied Meta-Geopolitics

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Meta-Geopolitics of Outer Space

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Abstract

This chapter assesses the space power capacities of contemporary leading space-faring nations. The space policies of the United Sates, the European Union (EU), Russia and China are tested against the seven capacities of the meta-geopolitics framework, and their respective strengths and weaknesses are highlighted and discussed. This multidimensional analysis also includes a section on non-state actors and assesses the space power capacities of two selected commercial companies — EADS-Astrium and Boeing. A clear picture of geopolitical space dynamics emerges and serves as a basis for assessing space power imperatives, drawing conclusions, identifying governance paradigms and making policy recommendations.

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    Nayef R. F. Al-Rodhan (Senior Member, Senior Scholar in Geostrategy, and Director of the Geopolitics of Globalisation and Transnational Security Programme)

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    Nayef R. F. Al-Rodhan (Senior Member, Senior Scholar in Geostrategy, and Director of the Geopolitics of Globalisation and Transnational Security Programme)

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Al-Rodhan, N.R.F. (2012). Space Power and Applied Meta-Geopolitics. In: Meta-Geopolitics of Outer Space. St Antony’s Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137016652_5

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